text_original: Arnulf was still a layman, but he had for some time desired to lay aside secular life and retire into a monastery, as his wife Doda had done, with his consent, some years before.
text_transcription: ARNOLD WAS STILL A LAYMAN BUT HE HAD FOR SOME REASON DESIRED TO LAY ASIDE SECULAR LIFE AND RETIRE INTO A MONASTERY AS HIS WIFE DODA HAD DONE WITH HIS CONSENT SOME YEARS BEFORE
phonemes: ˈɑːɹnʌlf wʌz stˈɪl ɐ lˈeɪmən, bˌʌt hiː hæd fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm dɪzˈaɪɚd tə lˈeɪ ɐsˈaɪd sˈɛkjʊlɚ lˈaɪf ænd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi, æz hɪz wˈaɪf dˈoʊdə hæd dˈʌn, wɪð hɪz kənsˈɛnt, sˌʌm jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ.